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The possibility of you

Laurence and Laurent - they had to meet. She: a young fashion designer, successful, surrounded by friends and loved ones. He: a writer, ever-devoted to his words, independent, maybe even lonely.In the streets of Paris and under the watchful eyes of a larger audience, they hang in the balance between imagination and reality, absence and happiness. They both dream of the day that their lives will truly begin. They fall in love with a better version of each other, with the possibility of full-fledged love.Her friends, his family: they see Laurence and Laurent less and less, now that the couple resides in the seemingly perfect harmony of their bond. But is the relationship so complete? Could it be otherwise?The Possibility of You is a wonderful ode to love and, at the same time, a thorough analysis of human deficiency, written in an overwhelmingly compelling style. Ten years after her successful debut, Sophie van der Stap proves with this novel that she remains one of the most original chroniclers of her generation.